— MA in French Studies,
University of Texas at Austin

2014-15 Walther Scholar

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Biography

Clémence Ozel is an Assistant Instructor of French and a PhD student in French studies specializing in Francophone literature and film. She has taught Elementary French classes at the University of Oregon, and conversation classes at the College of the Holy Cross, MA and Pomona College, CA.

She has published two articles on Proposition 8 in 2008 and 2009, and has received a Romance Languages Research Award from the University of Oregon in 2010, and two Walther Summer Reasearch Grants from the University of Texas at Austin in May 2012 and 2013.

FR N611C •
Intermediate French

83815 •
Summer 2014
Meets
MWF 100pm-300pm HRH 2.112

611C. Intermediate French. An intensive intermediate course withemphasis on basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.Does not meet the prerequisite requirements for French 320E or 324L.Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the followingmay be counted: French 310K, 611C, 612, 312K. French 310L and 611Cmay not both be counted. French 611C and 612 may not both be counted.French 611C and 312L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: French601C, 604, 507, or 508K with a grade of at least C.

FR 611C •
Intermediate French

37180 •
Spring 2014
Meets
MWF 800am-900am MEZ 1.202

611C. Intermediate French. An intensive intermediate course withemphasis on basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.Does not meet the prerequisite requirements for French 320E or 324L.Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the followingmay be counted: French 310K, 611C, 612, 312K. French 310L and 611Cmay not both be counted. French 611C and 612 may not both be counted.French 611C and 312L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: French601C, 604, 507, or 508K with a grade of at least C.

FR 601C •
Beginning French

36925 •
Fall 2013
Meets
MWF 800am-900am PAR 304

Beginning French. An intensive beginning course with an emphasison basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Sixlecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following maybe counted: French 601C, 604, 506. Only one of the following may becounted: French 601C, 604, 507, 508K.

FR 611C •
Intermediate French

36715 •
Spring 2013
Meets
MWF 1000am-1100am MEZ 1.208

611C. Intermediate French. An intensive intermediate course withemphasis on basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.Does not meet the prerequisite requirements for French 320E or 324L.Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the followingmay be counted: French 310K, 611C, 612, 312K. French 310L and 611Cmay not both be counted. French 611C and 612 may not both be counted.French 611C and 312L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: French601C, 604, 507, or 508K with a grade of at least C.

FR 611C •
Intermediate French

36680 •
Fall 2012
Meets
MWF 100pm-200pm JES A203A

611C. Intermediate French. An intensive intermediate course withemphasis on basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.Does not meet the prerequisite requirements for French 320E or 324L.Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the followingmay be counted: French 310K, 611C, 612, 312K. French 310L and 611Cmay not both be counted. French 611C and 612 may not both be counted.French 611C and 312L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: French601C, 604, 507, or 508K with a grade of at least C.

FR N601C •
Beginning French

84260 •
Summer 2012
Meets
MTWTHF 800am-1000am WEL 3.260

Beginning French. An intensive beginning course with an emphasison basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Sixlecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following maybe counted: French 601C, 604, 506. Only one of the following may becounted: French 601C, 604, 507, 508K.

FR 601C •
Beginning French

36515 •
Spring 2012
Meets
MWF 1100am-1200pm MEZ 1.102

Beginning French. An intensive beginning course with an emphasison basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Sixlecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following maybe counted: French 601C, 604, 506. Only one of the following may becounted: French 601C, 604, 507, 508K.

FR 507 •
First-Year French II

36485 •
Fall 2011
Meets
MTWTHF 900am-1000am GAR 0.132

The prerequisite for French 507 is completion of French 506, taken at the University of Texas at Austin, with a grade of C or better. Students who took French in high school, French 506 at another college, or at The University of Texas at Austin prior to spring 2010 are required to take a placement exam. A schedule of administration dates for the placement exam may be obtained from the Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2616 Wichita, 471-3032, or at www.utexas.edu/academic/mec/cbe/testperiod.html.

Course and Objectives

French 507 is a four skills language course in which you will expand the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing as you explore the French language and culture with Français interactif, the first year French program developed at the University of Texas. Completion of French 507 with a C or better qualifies you to enroll in a second-year French course (FR 612).

Please make sure that you order Part II of the textbook. The cost is $19.05 in black and white or $44.41 in color. Don't worry that you do not have the textbook on the first day of class, as we will be doing review exercises (distributed through Blackboard) for the first week.

• First Year French website: Francais interactif (http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/) includes

Preparation/Participation

Daily preparation and persistent, active participation in class are essential to your success in learning French. Your teacher will make specific assignments for each day.

The preparation/participation grade includes your performance on activities in the classroom and occasional quizzes. Most daily homework and participation grades will be valued at 10 points each. No late homework will be accepted. If you are not in class to get the assignment(s) due the next day, it is your responsibility to contact your instructor or another student in the class to get the assignment.

Students are expected to assist in maintaining a classroom environment that is conducive to learning. In order to assure that all students have the opportunity to gain from time spent in class, unless otherwise approved by the instructor, students are prohibited from engaging in any form of distraction. Inappropriate behavior (cellular phones, eating or drinking, tardiness, making offensive remarks, sleeping, overt inattentiveness, etc.) shall result, minimaly, in a request to leave class.

Computer Lab : MEZ 2.104

You will be required to do daily homework using the Français interactif website.

Access to computers for individual study is available in the Liberal Arts ITS media lab in MEZ 2.104. Liberal Arts ITS media lab operating hours:

M-Th 8 a.m.- 7:45 p.m., F 8 a.m.- 4:45 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m.- 6:45 p.m.

Attendance

Regular attendance is absolutely necessary for success in French 507. You are allowed a total of five absences without penalty during the semester. All absences count. In addition to lowered preparation/participation grades, a penalty of 10 pts (or 1% of your final course grade/ up to 10%) will be deducted for each absence after 5 in the semester.

Exams

The five exams will contain a variety of listening, reading, and writing activities. Each exam covers one chapter, lasts 50 minutes and is valued at 100 points. There are also two five-minute speaking exams. Note carefully the dates of these exams, as there are no make-ups.

The final exam will be Thursday, Dec 9 from 7 p.m. -10 p.m. contingent upon Registrar Scheduling. A makeup will be given on Friday, Dec 10 from 7-10 p.m. for students with verified schedule conflicts. Please notify your instructor to obtain course supervisor's permission.

Course supervision

If you have any questions about French 507, please consult your instructor or the course supervisor, Karen Kelton, HRH 2.106A (471-5511, kkelton@mail.utexas.edu).

The Department of French & Italian offers many services to beginning students, including free tutoring in the French Department. Your instructor will announce tutorial center hours during the second week of classes. You will also be invited to films and activities sponsored by the French Department. Your instructor will announce these and other events throughout the semester. Bienvenue! We hope you will enjoy learning French.

The University of Texas at Austin provides upon request appropriate academic accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students, Services for Students with Disabilities, 471-6259, http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/ddce/ssd/